GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Predictions about Peyton Manning's 2011 future -- and his entire football future, quite frankly -- were difficult to obtain with any reliability late Thursday, with Manning still groggy in a hospital recovery room. But the Colts didn't put Manning on injured reserve, and won't until at least a month from now, after seeing how the early stages of his rehab from the cervical fusion surgery go. As president Bill Polian told SI.com Thursday afternoon, the doctors who consulted with the team and Manning on his surgery said they believe there's a chance he could play football again this year.